About

I'm Kelly Hatfield Khan, an education policy researcher. My work sits where state policy meets the classroom: how deregulation, local control and certification rules shape who ends up teaching, and which students feel it most.

Right now I'm writing a mixed-methods paper on uncertified teachers in Texas. It pairs a district-by-year panel of every Texas district and charter with a close reading of District of Innovation plans, to see where exposure has grown and what safeguards districts actually put in place.

The first piece from that project is a policy brief. More writing will land here as the analysis comes together.

You can also find me on LinkedIn.